How Long Until ATS and Sites of the Like are Outlawed in the U.S.?

To me this is no different then the "awakened minds" that always scream the pending govt gun grab is right around the corner .

On top of that it's the nature of the Internet to make it seem like what we are talking about here has some worth great then what it really does. Do I
think TAO or other equivalent govt groups actively monitor ATS, no more than they do any other piece of information that traverses the web.

Above and beyond any of that , America isnt China , North Korea or similar countries where the Govt truly controls what it's people see.

Most likely, in the near future, sites like these will only be able to operate as long as they "follow the rules".

The first hints that the sites have been "infiltrated/warned" would be closing discussion on some topics such as 9/11 and Sandy Hook for example. When
conspiracies are no longer welcome to be discussed on conspiracy sites...something is afoot.

In my experience ATS is moderated to stay within the law so if laws change ATS will change with them , I don't think forums will be outlawed because
of freedom of speech which is central to democracy a thing America is supposed to hold dear.

Any President that tried to curtail freedom of speech in such a way would be asking for revolution.

Like you I'd expect that in the not too distant future, places like ATS will be outlawed in the US and perhaps the rest of the world, or at least the
developed world. But my guess is that rather than outlaw such sites, TPTB will outlaw the current format of ATS, or at least that will be the first
step, in that they'll outlaw anonymous posting. My guess is that in the not too distant future it will be mandated that all such "comments" sites
will be ordered to force members who want to post to have verified Facebook or Google accounts in order to log in and post. We've already seen that
with HuffPost and other news/opinionation type sites.

You may have seen a recent post here on ATS to the effect that Google is demanding Gmail account users "verify" their accounts by providing phone
numbers; Yahoo has been asking for that data as well although I've resisted. And of course the only way to have a "verified" Facebook account is to
provide a phone number.

The intent of course is two fold. First it insures that only the PC accepted views are posted, thus creating PC echo chambers across the web and
effectively censuring alternate views. The second is obviously to entrap the random idiots that pop up like the Jihadi's on Facebook such that they
can be tracked by the NSA/FBI/CIA/ETC.

So, yea, the entire WWW is going to become something of"a highly regulated echo chamber of very narrow appeal. Actually its getting more like that
every day. And it won't just be ATS! They'll shut down Alex Jones, Jeff Rense and finally, Rush Limbaugh and his ilk. Its only a matter of time.

Control and operation of the Internet is being handed over to an International group and it won't be subject to the whims of whatever idiot we put
into the White Hut. In International circles, there's no hesitancy to curb so-called "Freedom of Speech" and as the US Supreme Court looks ever more
to foreign jurisdictions for precedent, I have no doubt they'll come to adopt the International standard.

In International circles, there's no hesitancy to curb so-called "Freedom of Speech" and as the US Supreme Court looks ever more to foreign
jurisdictions for precedent, I have no doubt they'll come to adopt the International standard.

Umm, Ill correct you to say SOME "international circles", not all. I am just as free to speak my mind down here in Australia as you are over there.
Please don't fall into the false line of thinking that America is the only place on Earth where freedom of speech is allowed.

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